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Friday, June 04, 2010

Summer Fridays!

So here's a wacky tradition that goes back to, we imagine, back when everyone in publishing was incredibly wealthy and had some kind of summer weekend getaway in the Hamptons. In the summers, we work an hour later Monday through Thursday, and then on Fridays everyone leaves at one o'clock. (Not everywhere... just most places.)

Obviously, for all the COOL kids, that makes summer the time of Karaoke Happy Hour. From 2pm to 7pm, at various New York establishments, Karaoke is only $4 per person per hour (I pay to sing, not to drink--I understand other people go to Karaoke for different reasons, but I have VERY clearly defined priorities).

The literal lyrics are sheer brilliance. I can't imagine how hard it must have been to describe all those elements and still keep it in rhythm and rhyme. Someone from my writing group had shared this awhile back, and I was just thinking about it yesterday when trying to decide what to pick for my Filk Friday post. Good stuff. Lots of laughs.